Until three years in the past, Congress was busy slaughtering cows in Kerala. Now they’re defending the Sabarimala custom

The Congress occasion’s hypocrisy has as soon as once more been laid naked for the folks of India to see. For the folks of Kerala significantly, the Congress’ flip-flops, from being a ‘progressive’ and ‘liberal’ occasion till 2017 to now being one which stands by Hindu traditions in any respect prices is well-known. With the Kerala Assembly Polls approaching quick, the Indian National Congress is hoping to salvage its electoral fortunes by profitable not less than one of many 4 states which go to polls quickly. For the identical, it’s now promising to work tirelessly to uphold the sanctity and age-old traditions of the Sabarimala Temple.On Saturday, the Kerala Congress promised to convey a legislation to make any violation of traditions on the shrine “a cognisable offence”, if voted to energy, in fact. Senior Congress chief Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, who launched the draft of the occasion’s deliberate Sabarimala laws Saturday, mentioned, “The Congress wants a legislation to protect the age-old traditions at the temple. Violation of the traditions or any act challenging the traditions, as per the proposed legislation, would be reckoned as a cognizable offence. It would be known as the Sabarimala Ayyappa Devotees (Protection of Religious Rights, Customs and Usages) Act, 2021. Both the Centre and the state have rights to make legislation on the issue and if voted to power, the Congress in Kerala will introduce a law to protect the customs at the temple.” The Congress mentioned that this new Act would entail a punishment of as much as two years in case of a violation, the Indian Express reported. Now whereas the Congress of 2021 is keen to make any violation of the traditions of Sabarimala a cognisable offence, as just lately as 2017, youth Congress employees within the state had been internet hosting “beef parties” publicly and likewise distributing the meals to bystanders. This was in response to the Modi authorities banning the acquisition of cattle from animal markets for slaughter, a transfer which was falsely spun as a “beef ban” in India.Rahul Gandhi, the then Vice President of Congress had woken up to the travesty solely after being scolded by a Hindu chief, Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, who mentioned that cow slaughter was towards the tenets of Indian tradition, and had conveyed the identical to the Congress’ prime management. Only after such scolding did Rahul Gandhi condemn the incident and droop the youth employees concerned within the beef fests. From having beef events organised 4 years in the past, to now claiming to face with the Hindus of Kerala and being the defender of the Sabarimala custom – the hypocrisy of the Congress is gut-turning.